The agreement will see iomart Group’s data centres provide cloud and managed hosting platforms to support Edinburgh-based Commsworld’s entire range of data and telecommunications products and services.

Iomart said the agreement will allow businesses to better integrate their voice and data communications systems and Commsworld customers will now be connected to one of the fastest data centre networks in the UK.

No financial details on the deal have been disclosed.

Angus MacSween, chief executive of iomart Group, said: “With the rise of mobile workforces and the growing need for guaranteed connectivity for mobile and VOIP communications, it’s natural for us to work with companies in this field.

“Both Commsworld and iomart have a substantial presence in Scotland so together we can give the Scottish cloud a voice.”

Glasgow-based Iomart, Scottish Business Insider's Scottish PLC of the year 2012, has around 300,000 hosting customers, including Scottish companies like Stagecoach, Skyscanner and STV.

Commsworld, which also has offices in Glasgow and Aberdeen, has around 3000 customers, including Historic Scotland, Glenmorangie, Kwik Fit and Subsea 7.

Ricky Nicol, chief executive of Commsworld, said: “Many companies have their communications provided through one supplier and their hosting via a third party.

“Iomart is a hugely respected hosting brand in the SME and enterprise market so it makes perfect sense for us to team up to offer an enhanced suite of cloud services and converged communications via a single hosting and communications provider.”